McWilliams, Mark.

Food and the novel in nineteenth-century America [electronic resource] / Mark McWilliams. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012. - xx, 199 p. - AltaMira studies in food and gastronomy .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : conflicting tastes -- Old food in a new land -- Wholesome food for a wholesome people -- Revolution in the kitchen -- Good women bake good biscuits -- Dining out in the novel -- Eating nostalgia -- Afterword: food and the novel in America.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.






American fiction--History and criticism.--19th century
Food in literature.
Cooking in literature.
Food habits in literature.


Electronic books.

PS374.F63 / M33 2012eb

813/.3093564